San Diego Language Door School

Spring I 2011 (February 28 - May 1):

2011-02-06T10:26:00.000-08:00

Classes During Spring I 2011 term:

American Sign Language

Beginning A Thursday 8:10-9:40

Beginning B Wednesday 4:30-6:00

Beginning C Thursday 6:30-8:00

Intermediate A Wednesday 7;45-9:15

Intermediate C Wednesday 6:00-7:30

Intensive Beg A Tuesday 4:00-6:00

Intensive Beg A Thursday 4:00-6:00

ASL Kids 4-7 Wednesday 2:00-3:00

ASL Kids 8-12 Wednesday 3:00-4:00

Arabic

Arabic Beginning A Tuesday 7:45-9:15

Arabic Beginning D Thursday 6:30-8:00

Arabic Reading and Writing Thursday 7:45-9:15

Arabic Intensive Beginning A Tuesday 3:00-5:00

Arabic Intensive Beginning A Thursday 3:00-5:00

Arabic Intensive Beginning B Tuesday 5:00-7:00

Arabic Intensive Beginning B Thursday 5:00-7:00

Arabic Crash Course Beg B Tuesday 2:00-5:00

Arabic Crash Course Beg B Thursday 2:00-5:00

Arabic Kids 4-7 Saturday 1:30-2:30

Arabic Kids 8-12 Saturday 2:30-3:30

Arabic Kids 4-7 Beginning B Saturday 3:30-4:30

Cantonese

Cantonese Beginning A Wednesday 6:00-7:30

Chinese

Chinese Beginning A Tuesday 6:00-7:30

Chinese Beginning A Saturday 11:45-1:15

Chinese Intermediate B Saturday 10:00-11:30

Chinese Intensive Monday 10:00-12:00

Chinese Intensive Wednesday 10:00-12:00

Chinese Kids 4-7 Beginning C Saturday 9:00-10:00

Chinese Kids 8-12 Beginning A Saturday 10:00-11:00

Chinese Kids 4-7 Beginning A Saturday 10:00-11:00

Czech

Czech Beginning A Sunday 11:00-12:30

Danish

Danish Beginning A Saturday 12:40-2:10

Danish Beginning B Saturday 11:00-12:30

Dari

Dari Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Dutch

Dutch Beginning A Tuesday 6:00-7:30

Dutch Beginning B Monday 6:00-7:30

Dutch Beginning C Thursday 7:45-9:15

Dutch Advanced Monday 7:45-9:15

ESL

ESL Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15

ESL Intensive Saturday 11:00-1:00

ESL Intensive Sunday 11:00-1:00

ESL Kids 4-7 Saturday 9:00-10:00

ESL Kids 8-12 Saturday 10:00-11:00

Farsi

Farsi Beginning A Thursday 6:00-7:30

Farsi Beginning C Wednesday 6:00-7:30

Farsi Reading and Writing Tuesday 6:00-7:30

Farsi Intensive Tuesday 4:00-6:00

Farsi Intensive Thursday 4:00-6:00

Farsi Kids 4-7 Saturday 10:00-11:00

Farsi Kids 8-12 Saturday 11:00-12:00

Farsi Kids 4-7 Intermediate A Saturday 12:00-1:00

Farsi Kids 8-12 Intermediate A Saturday 1:00-2:00

French

French Beginning A Monday 6:00-7:30

French Beginning A Thursday 10:00-11:30

French Beginning C Tuesday 10:00-11:30

French Beginning C Monday 7:45-9:15

French Intermediate A Tuesday 6:00-7:30

French Intensive Monday 4:00-6:00

French Intensive Wednesday 4:00-6:00

French Kids 4-7 Friday 3:15-4:15

French Kids 8-12 Friday 4:15-5:15

French Kids 4-7 Saturday 9:00-10:00

French Kids 8-12 Saturday 10:00-11:00

German

German Beginning A Monday 6:00-7:30

German Beginning B Tuesday 7:45-9:15

German Beginning C Tuesday 6:00-7:30

German Kids 4-7 Beginning A Saturday 9:00-10:00am

German Kids 8-12 Beginning A Saturday 10:00-11:00am

Greek

Greek Beginning A Thursday 6:30-8:00

Hebrew

Hebrew Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15

Hebrew Beginning B Wednesday 6:00-7:30

Hebrew Intensive Beg A Monday 2:00-4:00

Hebrew Intensive Beg A Wednesday 2:00-4:00

Hebrew Kids 4-7 Sunday 9:00-10:00

Hebrew Kids 8-12 Sunday 10:00-11:00

Hindi

Hindi Beginning A Sunday 11:00-12:30

Hindi Advanced Sunday 12:40-2:10

Hungarian

Hungarian Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15

Hungarian Beginning D Tuesday 7:45-9:15

Indonesian

Indonesian Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Indonesian Beginning C Sunday 12:40-2:10

Italian

Italian Beginning A Monday 6:00-7:30

Italian Beginning A Friday 10;00-11:30

Italian Intensive Tuesday 12:00-2:00

Italian Intensive Thursday 12:00-2:00

Italian Kids 4-7 Beginning A Friday 3:15-4:15

Italian Kids 8-12 Beginning A Friday 4:15-5:15

Italian Kids 4-7 Beginning A Saturday 9:00-10:00

Italian Kids 8-12 Beginning A Saturday 10:00-11:00

Japanese

Japanese Beginning A Tuesday 7:45-9;15

Japanese Intermediate C Tuesday 7:45-9;15

Japanese Intermediate A Monday 6:00-7:30

Japanese Intensive Monday 12:00-2:00

Japanese Intensive Wednesday 12:00-2:00

Japanese Kids 4-7 Saturday 11:30-12:30

Japanese Kids 8-12 Saturday 12:30-1:30

Korean

Korean Beginning A Wednesday 6:00-7:30

Korean Beginning B Wednesday 7:45-9:15

Korean Kids 4-7 Saturday 9:00-10:00

Korean Kids 8-12 Saturday 10:00-11:00

Latin

Latin Beginning A Monday 7:45-9:15

Norwegian

Norwegian Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15

Pashto

Pashto Beginning A Sunday 12:40-2:10

Polish

Polish Beginning B Monday 7:45-9:15

Polish Beginning A Monday 6:00-7:30

Polish Kids 4-7 Monday 3:30-4:30

Polish Kids 8-12 Monday 4:30-5:30

Portuguese (Brazilian)

Portuguese Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15

Portuguese Beginning B Wednesday 6:00-7:30

Portuguese Intermediate B Monday 7:45-9:15

Portuguese Kids 4-7 Sunday 9:00-10:00

Portuguese Kids 8-12 Sunday 10:00-11:00

Romanian

Romanian Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Russian

Russian Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Russian Beginning B Sunday 12:40-2:10

Russian Beginning D Sunday 11:00-12:30

Serbo-Croatian

Serbo-Croatian Beginning A Friday 4:00-5:30

Slovak

Slovak Beginning A Sunday 12:40-2:10

Spanish

Spanish Beginning A Tuesday 6:00-7:30

Spanish Beginning A Wednesday 11:30-1:00

Spanish Beginning B Thursday 7:45-9:15

Spanish Intermediate A Tuesday 7:45-9:15

Spanish Intermediate D Wednesday 10:00-11:30

Spanish Intensive Beginning A Tuesday 12:30-2:30

Spanish Intensive Beginning A Thursday 12:30-2:30

Spanish Intensive Beginning B Tuesday 10:00-12:00

Spanish Intensive Beginning B Thursday 10:00-12:00

Spanish Kids 4-7 Beginning C Friday 3:15-4:15

Spanish Kids 4-7 Beginning A Friday 4:15-5:15

Spanish Kids 8-12 Beginning A Friday 5:15-6:15

Spanish Kids 4-7 Beginning A Saturday 9:00-10:00

Spanish Kids 8-12 Beginning A Saturday 10:00-11:00

Swahili

Swahili Beginning A Friday 4:30-6:00

Swahili Beginning B Friday 3:00-4:30

Swedish

Swedish Beginning B Thursday 6:00-7:30

Swedish Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15

Tagalog

Tagalog Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Tagalog Beginning B Sunday 12:30-2:00

Thai

Thai Beginning A Wednesday 6:00-7:30

Turkish

Turkish Beginning A Monday 7:45-9:15

Urdu

Urdu Beginning A Sunday 11:00-12:30

Vietnamese

Vietnamese Beginning A Wednesday 6:00-7:30

Vietnamese Beginning B Tuesday 6:00-7:30

Vietnamese Beginning D Sunday 3:00-4:30

Winter 2011 schedule: January 3rd to February 27th

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American Sign Language

Beginning A Wednesday 4:30-6:00

Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15

Beginning B Thursday 6:00-7:30

Beginning D Wednesday 7;45-9:15

Intermediate B Wednesday 6:00-7:30

Intensive Beg A Tuesday 4:00-6:00

Intensive Beg A Thursday 4:00-6:00

Kids 4-7 Wednesday 2:00-3:00

Kids 8-12 Wednesday 3:00-4:00

Arabic

Beginning A Thursday 6:00-7:30

Beginning C Tuesday 7:45-9:15

Advanced Tuesday 5:30-7:00

Reading and Writing Thursday 7:45-9:15

Intensive Beginning A Tuesday 3:00-5:00

Intensive Beginning A Thursday 3:00-5:00

Intensive Beginning B Tuesday 5:00-7:00

Intensive Beginning B Thursday 5:00-7:00

Beginning A Immersion Monday - Friday January 3-January 28 9:00-2:30

Kids 4-7 Thursday 3:00-4:00

Kids 8-12 Thursday 4:00-5:00

Cantonese

Cantonese Beginning A Wednesday 6:00-7:30 no teacher

Chinese

Beginning A Tuesday 6:00-7:30

Beginning B Thursday 6:00-7:30

Intermediate A Saturday 10:00-11:30

Intensive Monday 10:00-12:00

Intensive Wednesday 10:00-12:00

Kids 4-7 Beginning B Saturday 11:30-12:30

Kids 4-7 Beginning A Saturday 9:00-10:00

Kids 8-12 Beginning A Saturday 10:00-11:00

Czech

Beginning A Sunday 11:00-12:30

Danish

Beginning A Saturday 12:40-2:10

Beginning B Saturday 11:00-12:30

Dari

Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Dutch

Beginning A Monday 6:00-7:30

Beginning B Thursday 7:45-9:15

Advanced Monday 7:45-9:15

ESL

Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15

Intensive Saturday 9:00-11:00

Intensive Sunday 9:00-11:00

Kids 4-7 Saturday 11:00-12:00

Kids 8-12 Saturday 12:00-1:00

Farsi

Beginning A Thursday 6:00-7:30

Beginning B Thursday 7:45-9:15

Beginning C Wednesday 6:00-7:30

Reading and Writing Tuesday 7:45-9:15

Intensive Tuesday 4:00-6:00

Intensive Thursday 4:00-6:00

Kids 4-7 Wednesday 2:00-3:00

Kids 8-12 Wednesday 3:00-4:00

French

Beginning A Monday 6:00-7:30

Beginning A Thursday 11:00-12:30

Beginning B Monday 7:45-9:15

Intermediate Conversation Tuesday 6:00-7:30

Intensive Monday 4:00-6:00

Intensive Wednesday 4:00-6:00

Kids 4-7 Sunday 9:00-10:00

Kids 8-12 Sunday 10:00-11:00

German

Beginning A Tuesday 7:45-9:15

Beginning B Tuesday 6:00-7:30

Kids 4-7 Beginning A Wednesday 3:00-4:00

Kids 8-12 Beginning A Wednesday 4:00-5:00

Greek

Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15 no teacher

Hebrew

Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15

Intensive Beg A Monday 2:00-4:00

Intensive Beg A Wednesday 2:00-4:00

Kids 4-7 Wednesday 4:00-5:00

Kids 8-12 Wednesday 5:00-6:00

Hindi

Beginning C Sunday 12:40-2:10

Beginning A Sunday 11:00-12:30

Hungarian

Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15

Beginning C Tuesday 7:45-9:15

Indonesian

Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Beginning C Sunday 12:40-2:10

Italian

Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15

Beginning A Friday 10;00-11:30

Intensive Tuesday 12:00-2:00

Intensive Thursday 12:00-2:00

Kids 4-7 Beginning A Saturday 2:00-3:00

Kids 8-12 Beginning A Saturday 3:00-4:00

Japanese

Beginning A Tuesday 7:45-9;15

Beginning D Monday 6:00-7:30

Intensive Monday 12:00-2:00

Intensive Wednesday 12:00-2:00

Kids 4-7 Saturday 10:00-11:00

Kids 8-12 Saturday 11:00-12:00

Korean

Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15

Kids 4-7 Saturday 9:00-10:00

Kids 8-12 Saturday 10:00-11:00

Latin

Beginning A Monday 7:45-9:15 no teacher

Norwegian

Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15 ?

Pashto

Beginning A Sunday 12:40-2:10

Polish

Beginning A Monday 7:45-9:15

Beginning B Monday 6:00-7:30

Kids 4-7 Monday 3:30-4:30

Kids 8-12 Monday 4:30-5:30

Portuguese (Brazilian)

Beginning A Wednesday 6:00-7:30

Beginning C Wednesday 7:45-9:15

Intermediate A Monday 7:45-9:15

Kids 4-7 Sunday 2:00-3:00

Kids 8-12 Sunday 3:00-4:00

Romanian

Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40 no teacher

Russian

Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Beginning D Sunday 12:40-2:10

Advanced Sunday 11:00-12:30

Serbo-Croatian

Beginning A Friday 4:00-5:30

Slovak

Beginning A Sunday 12:40-2:10

Spanish

Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15

Beginning A Wednesday 11:40-1:10

Beginning B Tuesday 6:00-7:30

Beginning C Thursday 6:00-7:30

Beginning D Tuesday 7:45-9:15

Intermediate Conversation Saturday 2:00-3:30

Advanced Conversation Saturday 12:30-2:00

Intermediate C Wednesday 10:00-11:30

Intensive Tuesday 1:30-3:30

Intensive Thursday 1:30-3:30

Immersion Intermediate A Monday-Friday January 3-January 28 9:30-3:00

Crash Course Beginning A Monday- Friday January 3 - January 7 9:30-3:00

Crash Course Beginning D Monday- Friday February 7 - February 11 9:30-3:00

Kids 4-7 Beginning C Friday 3:00-4:00

Kids 4-7 Beginning A Friday 2:00-3:00

Kids 8-12 Beginning A Friday 4:00-5:00

Swahili

Beginning A Friday 4:00-5:30

Beginning B Friday 2:30-4:00

Swedish

Beginning A Thursday 6:00-7:30

Beginning B Thursday 7:45-9:15

Tagalog

Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Beginning B Sunday 12:30-2:00

Thai

Beginning A Wednesday 6:00-7:30

Turkish

Beginning A Monday 7:45-9:15

Urdu

Beginning A Sunday 12:40-2:10

Beginning C Sunday 11:00-12:30

Vietnamese

Beginning A Saturday 3:30-5:00

Beginning C Sunday 2:00-3:30

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2010-10-06T20:15:00.000-07:00

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Fall II Schedule of Classes (October 26 to December 20)

2010-09-28T18:07:00.000-07:00

Fall 2 Schedule (October 26 to December 20, 2010)

American Sign Language
* Beginning A Thursday 6:00-7:30
* Beginning B Thursday 7:45-9:15
* Beginning B Tuesday 4:30-6:00
* Beginning C Wednesday 7:45-9:15
* Intermediate A Wednesday 6:00-7:30

Ancient Greek
* Please Inquire

Arabic
* Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15
* Beginning B Thursday 6:00-7:30
* Beginning C Monday 6:00-7:30
* Advanced C Tuesday 5:30-7:00
* Intensive Tuesday 3:00-5:00
* Intensive Thursday 3:00-5:00
* Kids 4-7 Monday 2:00-3:00
* Kids 8-12 Monday 3:00-4:00

Armenian (Western)
* Please Inquire

Cantonese
* Beginning A Sunday 12:40-2:10

Chinese
* Beginning A Wednesday 6:00-7:30
* Beginning B Thursday 6:00-7:30
* Beginning D Saturday 10:00-11:30
* Intensive Monday 10:00-12:00
* Intensive Wednesday 10:00-12:00
* Kids 4-7 Saturday 9:00-10:00
* Kids 8-12 Saturday 10:00-11:00

Czech
* Beginning A Sunday 11:00-12:30

Danish
* Beginning A Saturday 11:00-12:30

Dari
* Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Dutch
* Beginning A Monday 6:00-7:30
* Beginning B Thursday 7:45-9:15
* Advanced D Monday 7:45-9:15

ESL
* Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15
* Intensive Saturday 11:00-1:00
* Intensive Sunday 11:00-1:00
* Kids 4-7 Saturday 9:00-10:00
* Kids 8-12 Saturday 10:00-11:00

Farsi
* Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15
* Beginning B Saturday 11:00-12:30
* Reading and Writing Tuesday 7:45-9:15
* Intensive Monday 4:00-6:00
* Intensive Wednesday 4:00-6:00
* Kids 4-7 Saturday 9:00-10:00
* Kids 8-12 Saturday 10:00-11:00

French
* Beginning A Monday 7:45-9:15
* Beginning B Wednesday 5:00-6:30
* Beginning C Thursday 7:45-9:15
* Intermediate Conversation Thursday 6:00-7:30
* Intensive Monday 3:00-5:00
* Intensive Wednesday 3:00-5:00
* Kids 4-7 Satruday 9:00-10:00
* Kids 8-12 Saturday 10:00-11:00

German
* Beginning A Tuesday 6:00-7:30
* Beginning B Tuesday 7:45-9:15
* Kids 4-7 Beginning B Tuesday 2:00-3:00
* Kids 4-7 Beginning A Tuesday 3:00-4:00
* Kids 8-12 Beginning A Tuesday 4:00-5:00

Greek
* Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15

Hebrew
* Beginning A Tuesday 6:00-7:30
* Intensive Beg B Monday 10:00-12:00
* Intensive Beg B Wednesday 10:00-12:00
* Intensive Beg A Monday 12:00-2:00
* Intensive Beg A Wednesday 12:00-2:00
* Kids 4-7 Wednesday 2:00-3:00
* Kids 8-12 Wednesday 3:00-4:00

Hindi
* Beginning B Sunday 12:40-2:10
* Beginning A Sunday 11:00-12:30

Hungarian
* Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15
* Beginning C Tuesday 7:45-9:15

Indonesian
* Beginning A Sunday 2:40-4:10
* Beginning B Sunday 1:00-2:30
* Beginning C Sunday 11:30-1:00

Italian
* Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15
* Beginning B Wednesday 6:00-7:30
* Intensive Tuesday 10:30-12:30
* Intensive Thursday 10:30-12:30
* Kids 4-7 Beginning A Saturday 2:00-3:00
* Kids 8-12 Beginning A Saturday 3:00-4:00
* Kids 4-7 Beginning B Sunday 2:00-3:00
* Kids 8-12 Beginning B Sunday 3:00-4:00

Japanese
* Beginning A Tuesday 7:45-9:15
* Beginning C Monday 6:00-7:30
* Intensive Monday 10:00-12:00
* Intensive Wednesday 10:00-12:00
* Kids 4-7 Saturday 9:00-10:00
* Kids 8-12 Saturday 10:00-11:00

Korean
* Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15
* Beginning B Wednesday 6:00-7:30
* Kids 4-7 Saturday 9:00-10:00
* Kids 8-12 Saturday 10:00-11:00

Latin
* Beginning A Monday 7:45-9:15

Norwegian
* Beginning A Tuesday 7:45-9:15

Pashto
* Beginning A Sunday 12:40-2:10

Polish
* Beginning A Monday 7:45-9:15
* Beginning B Monday 6:00-7:30

Portuguese (Brazilian)
* Beginning A Monday 7:45-9:15
* Beginning B Wednesday 7:45-9:15
* Kids 4-7 Sunday 2:00-3:00
* Kids 8-12 Sunday 3:00-4:00

Romanian
* Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Russian
* Beginning A Sunday 12:40-2:10
* Beginning B Sunday 2:10-3:40
* Beginning C Sunday 12:40-2:10
* Advanced Sunday 11:00-12:30

Serbo-Croatian
* Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15

Slovak
* Beginning A Sunday 12:40-2:10

Spanish
* Beginning A Tuesday 6:00-7:30
* Beginning B Tuesday 7:45-9:15
* Beginning C Thursday 6:00-7:30
* Intermediate A Saturday 2:00-3:30
* Intermediate B Wednesday 10:00-11:30
* Intensive Tuesday 10:00-12:00
* Intensive Thursday 10:00-12:00
* Kids 4-7 Beginning B Friday 3:00-4:00
* Kids 4-7 Beginning A Saturday 10:00-11:00
* Kids 8-12 Beginning A Saturday 9:00-10:00

Swedish
* Beginning A Thursday 6:00-7:30
* Beginning B Thursday 7:45-9:15

Tagalog
* Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Thai
* Beginning A Thursday 6:00-7:30

Turkish
* Beginning A Monday 7:45-9:15

Urdu
* Beginning A Sunday 12:40-2:10
* Beginning B Sunday 11:00-12:30

Vietnamese
* Beginning A Tuesday 7:45-9:15
* Beginning C Monday 4:30-6:00

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FALL I TERM SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

2010-07-29T15:54:00.001-07:00

FALL I SCHEDULE (AUGUST 30 - OCTOBER 25) *

American Sign Language
Beginning A Wednesday 4:30-6:00
beginning B Wednesday 7:45-9:15
Beginning D Wednesday 6:00-7:30

Ancient Greek
Please Inquire

Arabic
Arabic Beginning A Thursday 6:00-7:30
Arabic Beginning B Monday 7:45-9:15
Arabic Beginning D Monday 6:00-7:30
Arabic Advanced Conversation Wednesday 6:00-7:30
Arabic Intensive Monday 3:00-5:00
Arabic Intensive Wednesday 3:00-5:00
Arabic Kids 4-7 Friday 2:00-3:00
Arabic Kids 8-12 Friday 3:00-4:00

Armenian (Western)
Western Armenian A Friday 3:30-5:00
Cantonese
Cantonese Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Chinese
Chinese Beginning A Thursday 6:00-7:30
Chinese Beginning A Tuesday 11:00-12:30
Chinese Beginning B Wednesday 6:00-7:30
Chinese Beginning D Wednesday 7:45-9:15
Chinese Intensive Monday 10:00-12:00
Chinese Intensive Wednesday 10:00-12:00
Chinese Kids 4-7 Friday 2:00-3:00
Chinese Kids 8-12 Friday 3:00-4:00

Czech
Czech Beginning A Sunday 11:00-12:30

Danish
Danish Beginning A Saturday 11:00-12:30

Dari
Dari Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Dutch
Dutch Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15
Dutch Beginning B Monday 6:00-7:30
Dutch Advanced C Monday 7:45-9:15

ESL
ESL/English Beginning A Friday 3:30-5:00
ESL/English Intensive Saturday 11:00-1:00
ESL/English Intensive Sunday 11:00-1:00
ESL Kids 4-7 Saturday 9:00-10:00
ESL Kids 8-12 Saturday 10:00-11:00
ESL Kids 4-7 Sunday 9:00-10:00
ESL Kids 8-12 Sunday 10:00-11:00

Farsi
Farsi Beginning A Saturday 11:00-12:30
Farsi Reading and Writing A Saturday 12:40-2:10
Farsi Reading & Writing B Tuesday 7:45-9:15
Farsi Intensive Monday 4:00-6:00
Farsi Intensive Wednesday 4:00-6:00
Farsi Kids 4-7 Saturday 9:00-10:00
Farsi Kids 8-12 Saturday 10:00-11:00

French
French Beginning A Monday 7:45-9:15
French Beginning A Tuesday 11:00-12:30
French Beginning B Tuesday 7:45-9:15
Beginning D Tuesday 6:00-7:30
French Intermediate Conversation Thursday 6:00-7:30
French Intensive Monday 3:00-5:00
French Intensive Wednesday 3:00-5:00
French Kids 4-7 Wednesday 2:00-3:00
French Kids 8-12 Wednesday 3:00-4:00
French Kids 4-7 Saturday 9:00-10:00
French Kids 8-12 Saturday 10:00-11:00

German
German Beginning A Tuesday 7:45-9:15
German Beginning B Wednesday 6:00-7:30
German Beginning D Tuesday 6:00-7:30
German Kids 4-7 Friday 2:00-3:00
German Kids 8-12 Friday 3:00-4:00
German Kids 4-7 Sunday 2:00-3:00
German Kids 8-12 Sunday 3:00-4:00

Greek
Greek Beginning A Friday 3:30-5:00

Hebrew
Hebrew Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15

Hindi
Hindi Beginning B Sunday 11:00-12:30
Hindi Beginning A Sunday 12:40-2:10

Hungarian
Hungarian Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15
Hungarian Beginning B Tuesday 7:45-9:15

Indonesian
Indonesian Beginning A Sunday 1:00-2:30
Indonesian Beginning B Sunday 11:30-1:00

Italian
Italian Beginning A Wednesday 6:00-7:30
Italian Beginning A Monday 12:00-1:30
Italian Beginning B Wednesday 4:00-5:30
Italian Intensive Tuesday 10:30-12:30
Italian Intensive Thursday 10:30-12:30
Italian Kids 8-12 Monday 2:00-3:00
Italian Kids 4-7 Monday 3:00-4:00
Italian Kids 4-7 Sunday 2:00-3:00
Italian Kids 8-12 Sunday 3:00-4:00

Japanese
Japanese Beginning A Tuesday 6:00-7:30
Japanese Beginning B Thursday 6:00-7:30
Japanese Beginning D Monday 6:00-7:30
Japanese Advanced A Tuesday 7:45-9:15
Japanese Intensive Monday 10:00-12:00
Japanese Intensive Wednesday 10:00-12:00
Japanese Kids 4-7 Saturday 9:00-10:00
Japanese Kids 8-12 Saturday 10:00-11:00

Korean
Korean Beginning A Friday 5:00-6:30
Korean Beginning B Wednesday 6:00-7:30
Korean Kids 4-7 Friday 2:00-3:00
Korean Kids 8-12 Friday 3:00-4:00

Latin
Latin Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15

Norwegian
Norwegian Beginning A Tuesday 6:00-7:30
Norwegian Beginning B Tuesday 7:45-9:15

Pashto
Pashto Beginning A Sunday 12:40-2:10

Polish
Polish Beginning A Monday 6:00-7:30

Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15
Portuguese Beginning B Monday 7:45-9:15
Portuguese Kids 4-7 Sunday 2:00-3:00
Portuguese Kids 8-12 Sunday 3:00-4:00

Romanian
Romanian Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Russian
Russian Beginning A Sunday 12:40-2:10
Russian Beginning B Sunday 2:10-3:40
Russian Advanced D Sunday 11:00-12:30

Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15

Slovak
Slovak Beginning A Sunday 12:40-2:10

Spanish
Spanish Beginning A Wednesday 10:00-11:30
Spanish Beginning A Tuesday 7:45-9:15
Spanish Beginning B Thursday 6:00-7:30
Spanish Beginning C Wednesday 11:30-1:00
Spanish Beginning D Wednesday 7:45-9:15
Spanish Intermediate A Wednesday 10:00-11:30
Spanish Intermediate Conversation Friday 11:00-12:30
Spanish Advanced Conversation Sunday 2:10-3:40
Spanish Intensive Tuesday 9:30-11:30
Spanish Intensive Thursday 9:30-11:30
Spanish Kids 4-7 Friday 3:00-4:00
Spanish Kids 8-12 Friday 2:00-3:00
Spanish Kids 4-7 Saturday 9:00-10:00
Spanish Kids 8-12 Saturday 10:00-11:00

Swedish
Swedish Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15

Tagalog
Tagalog Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Thai
Thai Beginning A Thursday 6:00-7:30
Thai Beginning D Thursday 4:30-6:00
Thai Intermediate A Thursday 7:45-9:15

Turkish
Turkish Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Urdu
Urdu Beginning A Sunday 12:40-2:10
Urdu Beginning B Sunday 11:00-12:30

Vietnamese
Vietnamese Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15
Vietnamese Beginning B Tuesday 7:45-9:15

*For information about class prices, please refer to the Language Door Web Site

Need to Polish Your Spanish?

2010-07-26T19:07:00.000-07:00

Language Door San Diego is looking for a few good students to join our Advanced Conversation Spanish class. The class will cover grammar and writing as well, but will mainly focus on improving your conversational skills in the target language.

Call us at 619-564-6335 to inquire.

Learn a language this summer

2010-07-25T12:17:00.000-07:00

Are you interested in Hindi, Urdu, or Arabic? We are currently offering these classes at the beginner level. This is your chance to enroll and take advantage of our teachers' expertise.

Visit our website for more information.

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE

2010-06-02T18:35:00.000-07:00

Language Door San Diego offers quality language classes at competitive prices.

Sign up by the June 24th Early Bird Deadline and receive a $20 discount on our weekly group classes.

Call us at 619-564-6335 or email us at sd@languagedoor.com and we will be very happy to help you.

Summer Schedule of Classes

2010-06-02T18:29:00.000-07:00

SUMMER SCHEDULE:

American Sign Language
Beginning A Monday 4:30-6:00
Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15
Beginning B Friday 3:00-4:30
Beginning C Wednesday 6:00-7:30
Beginning C Friday 4:30-6:00

Ancient Greek
Please Inquire

Arabic
Beginning A Monday 7:30-9:00
Beginning C Monday 5:30-7:00
Reading and Writing Saturday 12:00-1:30
Intensive Monday 10:00-12:00
Intensive Wednesday 10:00-12:00
Kids 4-7 years old Wednesday 2:00-3:00
Kids 8-12 years old Wednesday 3:00-4:00
Kids 4-7 years old Saturday 10:00-11:00
Kids 8-12 years old Saturday 11:00-12:0

Armenian (Western)
Beginning A Tuesday 4:30-6:00

Cantonese
Beginning A Sunday 1:30-3:00
Beginning B Sunday 12:00-1:30

Chinese
Beginning A Wednesday 6:00-7:30
Beginning A Tuesday 11:00-12:30
Beginning B Wednesday 7:45-9:15
Intensive Monday 10:00-12:00
Intensive Wednesday 10:00-12:00
Kids 4-7 years old Thursday 2:00-3:00
Kids 8-12 years old Thursday 3:00-4:00
Kids 4-7 years old Saturday 11:30-12:30
Kids 8-12 years old Saturday 12:30-1:30

Czech
Beginning A Sunday 11:00-12:30

Danish
Beginning A Saturday 12:00-1:30

Dutch
Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15
Advanced B Monday 7:45-9:15

ESL/English
Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15
Beginning A Friday 11:00-12:30
Intensive Tuesday 10:00-12:00
Intensive Thursday 10:00-12:00
Kids 4-7 years old Thursday 2:00-3:00
Kids 8-12 years old Thursday 3:00-4:00
Kids 4-7 years old Sunday 9:00-10:00
Kids 8-12 years old Sunday 10:00-11:00

Farsi
Beginning A Saturday 12:00-1:30
Beginning B Saturday 10:30-12:00
Beginning C Sunday 11:00-12:30
Reading & Writing Tuesday 7:45-9:15
Intensive Monday 10:00-12:00
Intensive Wednesday 10:00-12:00
Kids 4-7 years old Wednesday 2:00-3:00
Kids 8-12 years old Wednesday 3:00-4:00
Kids 4-7 years old Sunday 9:00-10:00
Kids 8-12 years old Sunday 10:00-11:00
Crash Course Monday - Friday 9:00-2:30pm July 12-16

French
Beginning A Friday 11:00-12:30
Beginning A Tuesday 7:45-9:15
Beginning C Tuesday 6:00-7:30
Intermediate A Wednesday 11:00-12:30
Intermediate Conversation Thursday 6:00-7:30
Intensive Tuesday 10:00-12:00
Intensive Thursday 10:00-12:00
Kids 4-7 years old Tuesday 2:00-3:00
Kids 8-12 years old Tuesday 3:00-4:00
Kids 4-7 years old Saturday 10:30-11:30
Kids 8-12 years old Saturday 11:30-12:30

German
Beginning A Wednesday 6:00-7:30
Beginning A Monday 11:00-12:30
Beginning B Wednesday 7:30-9:00
Beginning C Tuesday 6:00-7:30
Intensive Tuesday 10:00-12:00
Intensive Thursday 10:00-12:00
Kids 4-7 years old Tuesday 2:00-3:00
Kids 8-12 years old years old Tuesday 3:00-4:00
Kids 4-7 years old Sunday 9:00-10:00
Kids 8-12 years old Tuesday 10:00-11:00

Greek
Beginning A Friday 4:30-6:00

Hebrew
Beginning A Thursday 6:00-7:30
Hebrew Intensive Monday 10:00-12:00
Intensive Wednesday 10:00-12:00

Hindi
Beginning A Thursday 7:30-9:00
Beginning A Sunday 11:00-12:30
Beginning B Sunday 12:40-2:10

Hungarian
Beginning A Tuesday 7:45-9:15

Indonesian
Beginning A Sunday 11:00-12:30

Italian
Beginning A Wednesday 6:00-7:30
Beginning A Monday 11:00-12:30
Beginning B Friday 10:00-11:30
Intensive Tuesday 10:00-12:00
Intensive Thursday 10:00-12:00
Kids 4-7 years old Monday 2:00-3:00
Kids 8-12 years old Monday 3:00-4:00
Kids 4-7 years old Saturday 10:30-11:30
Kids 8-12 years old Saturday 11:30-12:30

Japanese
Beginning A Thursday 6:00-7:3
Beginning A Tuesday 11:00-12:30
Beginning B Tuesday 6:00-7:30
Beginning C Monday 6:00-7:30
Intermediate D Tuesday 7:45-9:15
Intensive Monday 10:00-12:0
Intensive Wednesday 10:00-12:00
Kids 4-7 years old Monday 2:00-3:00
Kids 8-12 years old Monday 3:00-4:00
Kids 4-7 years old Saturday 10:30-11:30
Kids 8-12 years old Saturday 11:30-12:30

Korean
Beginning A Wednesday 6:00-7:30

Latin
Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15

Norwegian
Beginning A Tuesday 6:00-7:30

Polish
Beginning A Wednesday 7:45-9:15

Portuguese (Brazilian)
Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40
Intermediate A Tuesday 7:45-9:15
Portuguese Kids 4-7 Sunday 1:00-2:00
Portuguese Kids 8-12 Sunday 12:00-1:00

Romanian
Beginning A Sunday 12:40-2:10

Russian
Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40
Beginning C Sunday 12:40-2:10
Russian Advanced C Sunday 11:00-12:30

Serbo-Croatian
Beginning A Friday 4:30-6:00

Slovak
Beginning A Sunday 12:40-2:10

Spanish
Beginning A Wednesday 9:00-10:30
Beginning A Thursday 6:00-7:30
Beginning B Wednesday 11:30-1:00
Beginning B Wednesday 6:00-7:3
Beginning C Wednesday 7:45-9:15
Beginning D Wednesday 10:00-11:30
Intermediate D Friday 9:00-10:30
Advanced Conversation Sunday 11:00-12:30
Intensive Tuesday 10:00-12:00
Intensive Thursday 10:00-12:00
Kids 4-7 years old Wednesday 9:00-10:00
Kids 8-12 years old Wednesday 10:00-11:00
Kids 4-7 years old Friday 2:00-3:00
Kids 8-12 years old Friday 3:00-4:00
Kids 4-7 years old Sunday 9:00-10:00
Kids 8-12 years old Sunday 10:00-11:00

Swedish
Beginning A Tuesday 6:00-7:30

Tagalog
Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Thai
Beginning A Thursday 7:45-9:15
Beginning C Monday 4:30-6:00pm
Advanced A Monday 6:00-7:30

Turkish
Beginning A Sunday 2:10-3:40

Urdu
Beginning A Sunday 11:00-12:30

Vietnamese
Beginning A Saturday 10:30-12:00

Visit Language Door San Diego

2010-05-11T20:23:00.000-07:00

Need to learn a new language? Need to polish a language you already know? Want to show us that you speak a foreign language?

Visit us at Language Door San Diego if you have answered "yes" to any of the above questions. We offer classes in more than 30 languages and invite you to take on the challenge of taking a course in the language of your choice. Or, if you can speak a foreign language and want to teach us a phrase or two, please stop by our office.

We look forward to your visit.

Language Door San Diego
7565 Mission Gorge Road
San Diego, CA 92120
619-564-6335
sd@languagedoor.com
www.languagedoor.com

Get ready for our Spring II Term!

2010-03-21T14:10:00.000-07:00

Oh, how time flies! The start date for Spring II is approaching quickly, and we would like to remind you to enroll as early as possible in order to reap the benefits of the $20.00 early sign up discount.

The Exact dates for our next term are as follows:

Mon	May 3, 10, 17, 24, June 7, 14, 21, 28
Tue	May 4, 11, 18, 25, June 1, 8, 15, 22
Wed	May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9, 16, 23
Thu	May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3, 10, 17, 24
Fri	May 7, 14, 21, 28 June 4, 11, 18, 25
Sat	May 1, 8, 15, 22, June 5, 12, 19, 26
Sun	May 2, 9, 16, 23, June 6, 13, 20, 27

Phew, so many numbers. For a more detailed version of our Spring II dates and classes, look out for the updated Spring II schedule on our website!

We hope to see you soon,

Language Door San Diego

Early Bird Deadline February 17th

2010-01-31T15:22:00.000-08:00

Visit our website to view our Spring I schedule of classes.

Register before February 17th 2010 and receive a $20 discount on our group class prices.

Write Us a Review

2010-01-14T17:06:00.000-08:00

Have you attended Language Door San Diego? If so, please share your opinion, rate us, and write us a review: http://www.yelp.com/biz/language-door-school-san-diego

Elizabeth Osmun, English and ESL Teacher at Language Door San Diego

2009-12-23T15:17:00.000-08:00

Elizabeth Osmun has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Boston University and earned her Master of Arts in Education at SDSU. She has taught at several language schools including SDSU's American Language Institute and is a California credentialed teacher. She also produced and hosted a cable TV show in NYC for 11 years on culture and performing arts, was a performing artist herself, and coached executives for speaking "on camera". Her hobbies include theatre arts, biking, hiking, kayaking, dancing

The Turkish Language

2009-12-22T16:20:00.001-08:00

Turkish is the official language of Turkey and is one of the official languages of Cyprus. It is natively spoken by the Turkish people in Turkey and by the Turkish diaspora in some 30 other countries. In particular, Turkish-speaking minorities exist in countries that formerly (in whole or part) belonged to the Ottoman Empire, such as Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece (primarily in Western Thrace), the Republic of Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia.
More than two million Turkish speakers live in Germany, and there are significant Turkish-speaking communities in France, the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Turkish is a member of the Turkish, or Western, subgroup of the Oghuz languages, which includes Gagauz and Azeri. The Oghuz languages form the Southwestern subgroup of the Turkic languages, a language family comprising some 30 living languages spoken across Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Siberia. Some linguists believe the Turkic languages to be a part of a larger Altaic language family.
The earliest known Turkic inscriptions are the two monumental Orkhon inscriptions dating back to some time between 732 and 735. Following the adoption of Islam c. 950 by the Kara-Khanid Khanate and the Seljuq Turks, who are both regarded as the cultural ancestors of the Ottomans, the administrative language of these states acquired a large collection of loanwords from Arabic and Persian.Turkish literature during the Ottoman period, particularly Ottoman Divan poetry, was heavily influenced by Persian, including the adoption of poetic meters and a great quantity of imported words. The literary and official language during the Ottoman Empire (c. 1299–1922) was a mixture of Turkish, Persian, and Arabic that differed considerably from the period's everyday spoken Turkish and is termed Ottoman Turkish.
After the foundation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, loanwords replacement of Arabic and Persian origin with Turkish equivalents was initiated. By banning the usage of imported words in the press, the new Republic of Turkish succeeded in removing several hundred foreign words from the language. While most of the words introduced to the language were newly derived from Turkic roots, it also opted for reviving Old Turkish words which had not been used for centuries. Although there are still some loanwords from Arabic and Persian, most of the words used today in modern Turkish are originally Turkic.

-- by Mehmet, Turkish teacher, Language Door San Diego.

Happy Holidays

2009-12-17T21:13:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays from Language Door San Diego.

Make sure to sign up before our Winter 2010 term begins.

Early Bird Special

2009-11-24T17:58:00.000-08:00

Language Door San Diego's Winter 2010 term will begin on January 3rd.

Take advantage of the December 17th early registration deadline and receive a $20 discount.

Call us at 619-564-6335 or email at sd@languagedoor.com to receive additional information about the types of classes we offer and the vast variety of languages we teach.

The French Accent called “Accent Circonflexe” or “Chapeau”

2009-11-11T18:23:00.000-08:00

The “accent circonflexe” appeared in France around the sixteenth century. It was precisely in 1740 that the “Académie Française” decided to introduce this accent into the French language. It often serves to hide an old letter, either an “e” or an “s” that the reformers of the French language decided to omit. For example, the term “hôpital” was originally spelled “hospital,” or “forêt” was spelled “forest” in Old French. The words “âge” and “sûr” were spelled “eage” and “seur” in the past.
During the late 80s and early 90’s, this accent became the topic of much debate in France. Linguists and members of the “Académie Française” began to question the purpose and usefulness of this accent that combines the “accent grave” and the “accent aigu.” The debate became particularly heated in 1990 with the famous question “A quoi sert l’accent circonflexe?” Finally, in 1995, the linguist Bernardo Cerquiglini wrote an entire book dedicated to this accent: L’Accent du Souvenir.
The term “chapeau” represents a nickname that Francophones use to refer to this accent. The term does, indeed, have a similar function to a hat if one looks at its role in the French language and culture. It is like an umbrella, a hat, protecting the classic French language from the modern era from the outside influence. It also represents a superfluous, and yet, very important symbol of French stereotypes.

Fall II Schedule and Deadline!

2009-10-15T19:53:00.000-07:00

Language Door San Diego's Fall II term begins October 27th 2009. Make sure to visit the Language Door San Diego page on our website to find the schedule of classes.

You will receive a $20 discount on if you register with us by October 22nd.

Greek

2009-07-27T16:47:00.000-07:00

Greek, an Indo-European language native to the southern Balkan peninsula, is the language of the Greeks. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. In its ancient form, it is the language of classical Ancient Greek literature and the New Testament of the Christian Bible. In its modern form, it is the official language of Greece and Cyprus, and spoken by approximately 20 million people (first language for ca. 15 million), including minority and emigrant communities in numerous parts of the world. Its written form uses the Greek alphabet.

Have you ever wanted to learn Greek? Language Door San Diego is one of the few places around that offer Greek classes year round!

For more information about our Greek program, please visit: http://www.languagedoor.com/san_diego_languages/greek.html

How do babies become bilingual?

2009-07-21T19:17:00.000-07:00

This article appeared in the Associated Press on July 21, 2009:

WASHINGTON – The best time to learn a foreign language: Between birth and age 7. Missed that window?

New research is showing just how children's brains can become bilingual so easily, findings that scientists hope eventually could help the rest of us learn a new language a bit easier.
"We think the magic that kids apply to this learning situation, some of the principles, can be imported into learning programs for adults," says Dr. Patricia Kuhl of the University of Washington, who is part of an international team now trying to turn those lessons into more teachable technology.

Each language uses a unique set of sounds. Scientists now know babies are born with the ability to distinguish all of them, but that ability starts weakening even before they start talking, by the first birthday.

Kuhl offers an example: Japanese doesn't distinguish between the "L" and "R" sounds of English — "rake" and "lake" would sound the same. Her team proved that a 7-month-old in Tokyo and a 7-month-old in Seattle respond equally well to those different sounds. But by 11 months, the Japanese infant had lost a lot of that ability.

Time out — how do you test a baby? By tracking eye gaze. Make a fun toy appear on one side or the other whenever there's a particular sound. The baby quickly learns to look on that side whenever he or she hears a brand-new but similar sound. Noninvasive brain scans document how the brain is processing and imprinting language.

Mastering your dominant language gets in the way of learning a second, less familiar one, Kuhl's research suggests. The brain tunes out sounds that don't fit.

"You're building a brain architecture that's a perfect fit for Japanese or English or French," whatever is native, Kuhl explains — or, if you're a lucky baby, a brain with two sets of neural circuits dedicated to two languages.

It's remarkable that babies being raised bilingual — by simply speaking to them in two languages — can learn both in the time it takes most babies to learn one. On average, monolingual and bilingual babies start talking around age 1 and can say about 50 words by 18 months.
Italian researchers wondered why there wasn't a delay, and reported this month in the journal Science that being bilingual seems to make the brain more flexible.

The researchers tested 44 12-month-olds to see how they recognized three-syllable patterns — nonsense words, just to test sound learning. Sure enough, gaze-tracking showed the bilingual babies learned two kinds of patterns at the same time — like lo-ba-lo or lo-lo-ba — while the one-language babies learned only one, concluded Agnes Melinda Kovacs of Italy's International School for Advanced Studies.

While new language learning is easiest by age 7, the ability markedly declines after puberty.
"We're seeing the brain as more plastic and ready to create new circuits before than after puberty," Kuhl says. As an adult, "it's a totally different process. You won't learn it in the same way. You won't become (as good as) a native speaker."

Yet a soon-to-be-released survey from the Center for Applied Linguistics, a nonprofit organization that researches language issues, shows U.S. elementary schools cut back on foreign language instruction over the last decade. About a quarter of public elementary schools were teaching foreign languages in 1997, but just 15 percent last year, say preliminary results posted on the center's Web site.

What might help people who missed their childhood window? Baby brains need personal interaction to soak in a new language — TV or CDs alone don't work. So researchers are improving the technology that adults tend to use for language learning, to make it more social and possibly tap brain circuitry that tots would use.

Recall that Japanese "L" and "R" difficulty? Kuhl and scientists at Tokyo Denki University and the University of Minnesota helped develop a computer language program that pictures people speaking in "motherese," the slow exaggeration of sounds that parents use with babies.
Japanese college students who'd had little exposure to spoken English underwent 12 sessions listening to exaggerated "Ls" and "Rs" while watching the computerized instructor's face pronounce English words. Brain scans — a hair dryer-looking device called MEG, for magnetoencephalography — that measure millisecond-by-millisecond activity showed the students could better distinguish between those alien English sounds. And they pronounced them better, too, the team reported in the journal NeuroImage.

"It's our very first, preliminary crude attempt but the gains were phenomenal," says Kuhl.
But she'd rather see parents follow biology and expose youngsters early. If you speak a second language, speak it at home. Or find a play group or caregiver where your child can hear another language regularly.

"You'll be surprised," Kuhl says. "They do seem to pick it up like sponges."

Farsi

2009-07-21T16:15:00.000-07:00

Farsi or Persian is one of the world's oldest languages, a standard and well-recognized tongue as early as the 6th century B.C. E. Persian was the language of the great Persian Empire which at one time extended from the Mediterranean to the Indus River in India.The language was written in Cuneiform, the wedge-shaped characters used throughout much of the ancient world. In the 2nd century B.C. the Persians created their own alphabet, known as Pahlavi, which remained in use until the Islamic conquest of the 7th century. Since that time Persian has been written in the Arabic script with a number of additional characters to accommodate special sounds. Modern Persian is spoken by over 40 million people in Iran and another 5 million in Afghanistan. English words of Persian origin include shawl, pajama, taffeta, khaki, kiosk, divan, lilac, jasmine, julep, jackal, caravan, bazaar, checkmate, dervish, and satrap.

You can learn Farsi at Language Door San Diego! For more information on our Farsi classes, please visit our site at the following link:

http://www.languagedoor.com/san_diego_languages/farsi.html

Korean

2009-07-15T16:28:00.000-07:00

The Korean language is spoken by the entire population of North Korea and South Korea. While there are certainly differences between the Korean dialect spoken in the north and the one spoken in the south, the dialects are mutually understandable.

The Korean language is also used in the autonomous region of Yanbian which is in the southern province of Heilongjiang in China.

Approximately 78 million people speak Korean, including communities of immigrants now living in the former Soviet Union, Australia, Canada, United States, Brazil, Japan, United Kingdom, as well as the Philippines.

The so called denomination of the language varies between both Koreas. In South Korea it is usually called Hangugeo or Hangungmal. Officially the name given to Korean is gugeo which means "language of the country.Colloquially speaking it is also referred to as urimal that literally means "our language."

North Korean typically refer to the Korean language as Chos nmal although it is also called urimal. The standard of North Korea is based on the way it is spoken in the capital P'yngyang while in the south the standard is the way it is spoken in Seoul. The differences between these two forms of the Korean language does not make it impossible for speakers of either group to communicate with each other because the differences are more or less equivalent to the Spanish spoken in Spain and the Spanish spoken in Latin America.

The origin of the Korean language is not yet clear. Some linguists say it belongs to the group of the Altaican languages whilst others put it in the same group with the Japanese language in one single group: Korean-Japanese.

Since neither of these two views have been demonstrated decisively, those who do study the language prefer to refer to the Korean language as a language significantly distinct from the aforementioned groups. From a morphological point of view, the Korean language uses agglutination which is the process of adding affixes to the base of a word. Korean maintains a grammatical syntax whose base is Subject-Object-Verb. Japanese, Vietnamese, and the Korean languages are influenced heavily by the Chinese language.

The system utilized for writing Korean is known as Hangeul, and it is at the same time an alphabetical and phonetic system. It is quite common to use the vocabularies that come either directly or indirectly from the Chinese language.

How would you like to learn Korean? Language Door San Diego makes it easy!

For additional information on our Korean languages classes in San Diego, please visit the following link: http://www.languagedoor.com/san_diego_languages/korean.html

Russian

2009-07-13T15:24:00.000-07:00

Russian is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe. Russian belongs to the family of Indo-European languages and is one of three living members of the East Slavic languages, the others being Belarusian and Ukrainian.

Are you interested in Russian language and culture? Language Door San Diego's Russian classes are the perfect choice for anyone wanting to learn this language!

For information on our Russian courses in San Diego, please click on the following link:

http://www.languagedoor.com/san_diego_languages/russian.html

German

2009-07-08T16:46:00.000-07:00

Sprechen Sie Deutsch?

German is a popular language for travelers and business-people alike. German is spoken in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, three big tourist destinations in Europe. Also, Germany has one of the largest economies in Europe, and much international business is done with this country.

Sehr gut!

German is a West Germanic language, thus related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. It is one of the world's major languages and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union. Around the world, German is spoken by approximately 105 million native speakers and also by about 80 million non-native speakers. Standard German is widely taught in schools, universities and Goethe Institutes worldwide.

Are you interested in becoming a speaker of German? Lanaguage Door San Diego's German classes are just what you need.

For more information about our German courses in San Diego, please visit the following link:

http://languagedoor.com/san_diego_languages/german.html

Arabic

2009-07-07T14:26:00.000-07:00

Arabic is another language whose popularity continues to climb. Here are some interesting facts about this language:

Arabic Semitic language is fairly closely related to, for instance, Hebrew language and the Aramaic language spoken throughout Arab world and widely known outside it.
It has been a literary language for over 1500 years, and is the liturgical language Islam.
The term Modern Standard Arabic is sometimes used in the West to refer to the language of the media as opposed to the language of "Classical" Arabic literature; Arabs make no such distinction, and regard the two as identical.

The expressions Arabic and Classical Arabic usually refer to the pure Arabic language which is, according to Arabic speakers, both the language of present-day media across North Africa and the Middle East (from Morocco to Iraq) and the language of the Qur'an.

The Arabic alphabet derives from the Aramaic script (which variety, Nabataean or Syriac, is a matter of scholarly dispute), to which it bears a loose resemblance like that of Coptic or Cyrillic script to Greek script.

Spoken in: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Gaza Strip, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank, Yemen by a majority, many other countries as a minority language.

Total speakers: 225 million (Ethnologue, native speakers of all dialects)

Would you like to join the 225 million speakers of this language? If you do, Language Door San Diego's Arabic program is ideal!

For information about our Arabic class schedules in San Diego, please visit the following link:

http://www.languagedoor.com/san_diego_languages/arabic.html

Italian

2009-07-02T16:00:00.000-07:00

Buon giorno!

Who can't resist the passion of the Italian language?

A universally popular lanaguage for students, Italian often competes with French to be the most romantic language. What do you think?

Italian is a Romance language, which means that Italian, just like Spanish, French, and Portuguese, is a child of Latin. Latin was once the official language in a large part of Europe because the Romans ruled so much of the area. Before the Romans came, people spoke their own languages, and the mixture of these original tongues with Latin produced many of the languages and dialects that are still in use today.If you know one of the Romance languages, you can often understand bits of another. Just as members of the same family can look similar but have totally different characters. You find the same contradictions in the dialects (regional or local language differences) in Italy and in other countries.If you visit Italy, you’ll hear various accents and dialects as you travel the country. Despite the number of dialects, you may be surprised to discover that everybody understands your Italian and you understand theirs. (Italians don’t normally speak in their dialect with foreigners.)

Italian is the official language of Italiy and is spoken by about 70 million people, primarily in this country.It's the official language of San Marino as well, and one of the official languages of Switzerland, spoken mainly in Ticino and Grigioni cantons. It is also the second official language in Vatican City and in some areas of Istria in Slovenia and Croatia with an Italian minority. It is also widely known and taught in Monaco and Malta.[1] It is also widely spoken in Corsica and Nice (for both were former Italian possessions before being handed over to France), and Albania.Italian is most closely related to the other two Italo-Dalmatian languages, Sicilian and the extinct Dalmatian. The three are part of the Italo-Western grouping of the Romance languages, which are a subgroup of the Italic branch of Indo-European.

Classification: Linguistically speaking, the Italian language is a member of the Italo-Dalmatian group of languages, which is part of the Italo-Western grouping of the Romance languages, which are a subgroup of the Italic branch of Indo-European.

Geographic distribution: Italian is an official language of Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Slovenia, Vatican City and in some areas of Istria in Slovenia and Croatia with an Italian minority. It is also widely known and taught in Monaco and Malta. It is also widely spoken in Corsica and Nice (for both were former Italian possessions before being handed over to France), and Albania... »

Official status: Italian is the official language of Italy, San Marino and an official language in the Ticino and Grigioni cantons or regions of Switzerland.

Dialects: Dialects of Italian are regional varieties (Tuscan, Central Italian) which are closely related to Standard Italian, while the terms Dialects of Italy is suggested for those idioms, such as Neapolitan, Sicilian, and Gallo-Italian languages which show considerable differences in grammar, syntax and vocabulary.

For information about Language Door's Italian classes, please visist:

http://www.languagedoor.com/san_diego_languages/italian.html

Japanese

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Konnichi wa!

Japanese is a language whose popularity has grown over the years. With the spread of Japanese culture through anime (cartoons), video games and manga (comic books), Japanese is particulalrly well-loved by younger people.

Of course, it is also a language of business as Japan in the second largest economy in the world.

Here are some interesting facts about Japanese:

Japanese, spoken by more than 125 million people in Japan, ranks among the top ten languages of the world. No definite link has been established between Japanese and any other language, living or dead. Though it adopted the Chinese picto-graphic characters in the 3rd century BCE, Japanese is not, genetically related to Chinese. Japanese does resemble Korean in grammatical structure, and though some scholars have suggested that they are related, this remains to be proven.

The Japanese ideographs, known as kanji, number in the thousands. The kanji designate the chief meaningful words of the language-nouns, verbs, and adjectives. They are, supplemented by the kana, or syllabic characters, which are used chiefly to designate suffixes, particles, conjunctions, and other grammatical forms. Each kana character stands for a single syllable rather than for a whole word. Theoretically any Japanese word can be written exclusively in the kana but the large number of homonyms in the language makes this impractical. Modern Japanese, is written with a mixture of kanji and kana characters. Japanese is generally written vertically beginning on the right, but many texts today are written horizontally to permit the inclusion of English words, Arabic numerals, and mathematical and chemical formulas. Though various movements over the years have advocated the adoption of the Roman script, native tradition and the great Japanese literary heritage militate against such a change.

Feel a desire to learn Japanese now? Language Door San Diego can help with that! For information on our Japanese classes, visit the following link to our website:

http://languagedoor.com/san_diego_languages/japanese.html

Mandarin Chinese

2009-06-30T16:05:00.000-07:00

Ni hao!

Mandarin Chinese has become one of the most popular foreign languages in recent years. China has become an economic powerhouse, and more and more companies do business in that country every year.

Here are some interesting facts about this language:

Mandarin is the most widely spoken language in the world (based on the number of native-language speakers) with 873 million native speakers, Spanish is second with 322 million native speakers and English is third with 309 million native speakers. (Ethnologue, 2005 estimates)

Mandarin is the the official spoken language of the People's Republic of China, the official language of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and one of the four official languages of Singapore.

Mandarin is one of the six official languages of the United Nations.

The U.S. Department of Education gives FLAP grants (Foreign Language Assistance Program) to innovative K–12 foreign-language programs in critical languages. Mandarin is one of them.

The College Board decided for the first time this year to offer an AP test in Mandarin. Over 2,400 high schools expressed interest in the new AP program.

No major economy in the last century has grown at the pace now under way in China. In 2007, China overtook Germany to become the world's third-largest economy, behind the United States and Japan. (NY Times, July 20, 2007)

Based on recent growth rates, China's economy will surpass that of the U.S. in purchasing power between 2012 and 2015; by 2025, China is likely to be the world's largest economic power by almost any measure. (Holz, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

As you can see, a knowledge of Mandarin Chinese is indispensible for anyone who does international business, especially in China.

So, how can one in the San Diego area learn Chinese and advance their career? Easy...enroll in Language Door San Diego's Mandarin Chinese program!

For more information on our Chinese classes, please visit the following link:

http://www.languagedoor.com/san_diego_languages/chinese_without_char.html

French

2009-06-29T17:46:00.001-07:00

Vive la langue française!

French is a universally popular language. Often cited as the "most beautiful" language or the "most romantic" language, French never seems to go out of style! It is also one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.

How many French speakers are there?

People often wonder how many French speakers there are, but a definitive answer is not easy to find. In 1999, French was the 11th most common first language in the world, with 77 million first language speakers and another 51 million second language speakers, according to the Ethnologue Report. (1) French is the second most commonly-taught second language in the world (after English). Another source, La Francophonie dans le monde 2006-2007 (2), looks at it differently:

128 million Francophones: speak French (as a native or adopted language) fluently and use it on a regular basis.

72 million "partiel" Francophones: live in a francophone country but do not speak French regularly, due to limited knowledge.

100-110 million students of all ages: do not live in a francophone country, but have learned/are learning French in order to communicate with Francophones.

Do you want to better communicate with the enormous francophone world? Planning a trip to Paris and you want to impress the locals? Or do you long to better understand French films? Whatever your reasons, Language Door San Diego's French programs are your key to expanding your joie de vivre!

To learn more about French classes at Language Door's San Diego school, please visit the following link:

http://languagedoor.com/san_diego_languages/french.html

Spanish

2009-06-25T15:57:00.000-07:00

One of the most popular language classes here at Language Door San Diego is Spanish. And why not? San Diego is located right above the United States/Mexico border and Spanish is widely spoken throughout the area.

Some fun facts about Spanish:

After Chinese and English Spanish is the most commonly used language world wide.

Spanish, like all Romance languages, derives from Latin, with Castilian (the Spanish of Spain) being considered to be the purest form of Spanish.

Spanish in Spain and Spanish in Latin America vary slightly as the languages have evolved since the colonization of the Americas. The most obvious influence is the use of indigenous words in Latin America and differing pronunciation.

Some characteristics or Spanish language

Spanish is pronounced phonetically! However, beware of the trilled r which is somewhat complex to reproduce. The letter b and v are indistinguishable. The letter h is silent.

Formal / informal addressDeference and politeness is expressed by the switch between 2nd person tú and 3rd person usted.

ser vs estar- 2 verbs denote the concept of to be. Ser is used for permanent states, estar is used to describe temporary things and to indicate locations.

Inflection, declination and grammatical gender are important features of Spanish grammar

Spanish uses 3 letters in addition to the English alphabet: 'ñ' and the letter combinations 'ch' and 'll', which are treated as single letters. 'W' originally wasn't part of the Spanish alphabet. It has been included to accommodate words of foreign origin.

Vowels in Spanish can carry an accent mark: á, é, í, ó and ú

For more information about Language Door San Diego's Spanish program, please check out our website at http://languagedoor.com/san_diego_languages/spanish.html

Summer July/August term around the corner!

2009-06-24T16:11:00.001-07:00

It's Summer...time to learn a new language!

Our Summer 2009 (July/August) term begins on Monday, July 6. Language Door will be offering classes in Spanish, French, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Farsi and much, much more!

For more information about our sizzling summertime schedule, check out the schedule page on our site:

http://languagedoor.com/adults_schedules/schedule_adults_san_diego.html

Welcome to Language Door San Diego's new Blog!

2009-06-24T15:47:00.001-07:00

Language Door San Diego is happy to announce the launch of our new blog. We will be using this unique space on the web to annouce updates about our school and our language programs, talk about the the history of foreign languages, the cultures where these languages are spoken, as well as hints and tips to help you learn your new language more effectively.

First, a little information about our language center:

Language Door San Diego is located at 7565 Mission Gorge Road in San Diego. We are a school that specializes in the instruction of many foreign languages including:

Arabic - Armenian - Cantonese - Chinese (Mandarin) - Czech - Danish - Dutch - Farsi - Finnish - French - German - Greek - Hebrew - Hindi - Hungarian - Indonesian - Italian - Japanese - Korean - Latin - Norwegian - Polish - Portuguese (Brazialian) - Romanian - Russian - SPanish - Swahili - Swedish - Tagalog - Thai - Turkish - Vietnamee

Language Door boasts an experiened staff of instructors with rich backgrounds in teaching.

We specialize is small-group classes to optimize the learning process. Customizable private instruction is also available for anyone who feels they learn better one-on-one. Additionally, we offer instruction to businesses and corporations, schools, the U.S. government and all branches of the U.S. military.

For additional information, we invite you to visit our website at www.languagedoor.com or give us a call at 619.564.6335. We look forward to opening your door to a new language!

2009-06-23T19:47:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the San Diego Language Door School blog. We hope the information you find on this blog will answer questions about our Language School in San Diego http://languagedoor.com/san_diego_language_school.